Sports

Gallery | Basketball Highway 92 showdown
Highway 92 showdown between Kearney and Smithville basketball Friday, Feb. 20.
- Gallery | Basketball Highway 92 showdown
- Liberty boys wrestling earns 8th-consecutive district title, Eagles qualify 1 for state
- Kearney boys wrestling claims 2nd district title in 3 years, Smithville sends 7 to state
- Liberty girls swim matches best state performance in program history
- Liberty North girls swim finishes in top 10 at state
Education

Smithville school board approves $10 million package for remaining high school renovation, additions
SMITHVILLE — The Smithville School Board of Education unanimously approved the recent package presented by Newkirk Novak and Incite Design Studios for $10.3 million.
- Smithville school board approves $10 million package for remaining high school renovation, additions
- Liberty High School senior receives 5 nominations to U.S. service academies
- Department of Natural Resources now accepting entries for Drinking Water Week poster contest
- Kearney Krushers robotics team prepares for FTC Super Qualifier
- Smithville DECA recognized for outstanding school-based enterprise
Outdoors

US Grains Council director highlights trends in corn, soybean markets
The U.S. corn and soybean markets continue to face challenges amid changing trade dynamics, according to Andrew Brandt, director of trade policy with the U.S. Grains and Bioproducts Council.
- US Grains Council director highlights trends in corn, soybean markets
- Elk samples sent to Columbia for study
- MDC hosts webcast on Wild Turkey Habitat Help on Feb. 25
- Learn more about Missouri owls during coming MDC webinars
- February Earthquake Awareness Month in Missouri
Sports

Gallery | Basketball Highway 92 showdown
Highway 92 showdown between Kearney and Smithville basketball Friday, Feb. 20.
- Gallery | Basketball Highway 92 showdown
- Liberty boys wrestling earns 8th-consecutive district title, Eagles qualify 1 for state
- Kearney boys wrestling claims 2nd district title in 3 years, Smithville sends 7 to state
- Liberty girls swim matches best state performance in program history
- Liberty North girls swim finishes in top 10 at state
Education

Smithville school board approves $10 million package for remaining high school renovation, additions
SMITHVILLE — The Smithville School Board of Education unanimously approved the recent package presented by Newkirk Novak and Incite Design Studios for $10.3 million.
- Smithville school board approves $10 million package for remaining high school renovation, additions
- Liberty High School senior receives 5 nominations to U.S. service academies
- Department of Natural Resources now accepting entries for Drinking Water Week poster contest
- Kearney Krushers robotics team prepares for FTC Super Qualifier
- Smithville DECA recognized for outstanding school-based enterprise
Outdoors

US Grains Council director highlights trends in corn, soybean markets
The U.S. corn and soybean markets continue to face challenges amid changing trade dynamics, according to Andrew Brandt, director of trade policy with the U.S. Grains and Bioproducts Council.
- US Grains Council director highlights trends in corn, soybean markets
- Elk samples sent to Columbia for study
- MDC hosts webcast on Wild Turkey Habitat Help on Feb. 25
- Learn more about Missouri owls during coming MDC webinars
- February Earthquake Awareness Month in Missouri
News

Go North KC announces GOooal North KC Watch Party Event Series across Northland
Go North KC announces the GOooal North KC Watch Party Event Series, a lineup of seven free, public watch parties taking place across the Northland this summer.
- Go North KC announces GOooal North KC Watch Party Event Series across Northland
- Water main break interrupts water service for Public Water Supply District 6
- Chipotle coming to Shoppes at Kearney Shopping Center
- Sheriff’s Office launches Special Victims Unit
- Body pulled from Smithville Lake
Community Living

Chili supper fundraiser Thursday
LIBERTY — Earnest & Edna Shepherd Youth Center, 610 E. Shepherd Road, has been around for more than 60 years, providing youth programming.
- Chili supper fundraiser Thursday
- TO YOUR GOOD HEALTH: Understand relationship between HRT, UTIs
- DIVAS ON A DIME: Roast one chicken, eat well all week
- DONNA ERICKSON’S BEST BITES: Bake cherry pie with lattice crust
- SENIOR NEWS LINE: Deciding between nursing home, assisted living
Multimedia

Gallery | Basketball Highway 92 showdown
Highway 92 showdown between Kearney and Smithville basketball Friday, Feb. 20.
- Gallery | Basketball Highway 92 showdown
- Gallery | Kearney, Liberty, Smithville girls swim conference
- Gallery | Liberty North Courtwarming
- Gallery | Kearney boys basketball at William Jewell
- Gallery | Wrestling Highway 92 showdown
Special Sections
Entertainment

Corbin Theatre presents ‘Better Late’
LIBERTY — Shari Wassergord is directing her third Corbin Theatre production with “Better Late,” which runs this coming weekend. She previously directed ”Ravenscroft” and “Mornings at Seven.”
- Corbin Theatre presents ‘Better Late’
- ‘Not Forgotten’ exhibit honors Vietnam-era veterans
- Northland Symphony Orchestra readies for winter concert
- MOVIE REVIEW: Have fun, you won’t die
- MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Jimpa’ explores coming of age
Opinion

Burdens can be made light
- Burdens can be made light
- When game stops, we all lose
- Is United States ignoring 250 years of history?
- Reader reflects on nation’s past as 250th anniversary approaches
- Growing is purpose: Keeping education first in high school sports




